Cheswardine, St Edward's College c.1955
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Photo of Cheswardine, St Edward's College c.1955

A Selection of Memories from Cheswardine

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Cheswardine

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I am writing this on behalf of my mother-in-law, whose maiden name was Nora Aston. At the afe of 16 (she is now 95) she was sent to work at 'The Old Hall' as a kitchenmaid. She remembers the chauffeur picking her up at the station and taking her into the village to send a telegramo to her parents, to say that she had arrived. The cook at the Hall did not like her and didn't want her in the kitchen. One of the housemaids ...see more
How I loved it there! My father, Richard Thomas, was Headmaster from 1952 - 1955 and we lived in the schoolhouse. I used to climb an ivy covered tree in the back garden and look all the way down the road to Market Drayton to spy for visitors. I had some lovely friends - Judith and Margaret in particular - and can remember going to 'Dicky Mitt's' shop and down to the Village Hall on Fridays to ...see more